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Upon entering the mine, the night shift crew encountered smoke and 12 PPM carbon monoxide. The shift boss removed the crew from the mine. No fire was seen. MSHA was contacted as a precaution. After receiving approval from MSHA, the mine was checked for hazards and none were found. A high voltage vacuum breaker blew out, causing the smoke.
Three employees were installing a wear plate in a chute. As they lowered the plate into the chute, it was pulled up by a tramp steel magnet. One employee's finger tip was pinched between the steel and the magnet.
#3 Service hoist was overloaded when a heavy motor was placed in the cage for transport. The safety controls on the hoist prevented conveyance movement. The motor was removed, the cage and rope connections inspected, and a round trip shaft conveyance test successfully performed before the hoist was returned to service at 6:00 PM. The mine crew left the mine via the Decline.
#3 Service Hoist brake did not release during pre-use inspection. The hoist was shut down for 55 minutes to adjust the brake. It was returned to service at approximately 10:15 AM. Mine crews were evacuated to the surface via the decline upon hoist shut down.
Worker was walking down a slope of gravel and clay that had received rain the previous night. The worker's feet slid from underneath her. She reached back to catch herself. This effort resulted in a strain.
As this employee placed a six foot long drill steel in place on a drill boom, another six foot steel fell over, striking his right instep.
As an old electric cable was being removed from a mine shaft, it broke and fell back into the shaft. This employee was observing the task and was struck on the upper lip by the end of the cable. Sutures were required.
A miner operating a Caterpillar TL943 Telehandler climbed under the boom to adjust a mirror. He accidentally contacted the joy stick control with his leg. The boom came down and caught him between the boom and engine cover, injuring his chest.
This employee and another were scaling loose rocks from a manlift basket. He and his partner identified a loose rock. When they began to scale the rock, it loosened over them. As the employee attempted to move the manlift out from under the rock, the rock fell, striking both men.
This employee and another were scaling loose rocks from a manlift basket. He and his partner identified a loose rock. When they began to scale the rock, it loosened over them. As the employee attempted to move the manlift out from under the rock, the rock fell, striking both men.
A miner was using a metal banding tool. Apparently a piece of the metal banding material was protruding out from the tool. The miner lacerated his left forearm on the metal banding.
This employee was changing electrical connections on a fan. He lacerated his left hand with a razor knife when he tried to cut nylon tie wraps. The laceration required six sutures to close.
EE was unscrewing a bad shaft coupling. When he got to the top of the threads, the oil tub had pressure against the shaft, causing it to jump sideways and strike him. This resulted in a deep cut on inside of right index finger.
EE WAS INSTALLING OR CHUTE. WAS WALKING ON STEEL BEAM, JUMPED TO GROUND ABOUT 4', FRACTURED HIS TOE.
EE WAS GUARDING A BLAST WHEN A 2" X 3" ROCK FELL FROM THE BOLTED AND MATTED BACK, STRIKING HIM THE RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS CUTTING THE BANDS ON A BUNDLE OF BOLTS.HE CUT HIS LEFT WRIST ON A SHARP EDGE OF ANOTHER BAND HE HAD ALREADY CUT. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
GRINDING ON A STEEL PLATE WITH A GRINDER AND FELT PIECE OF METAL FLY INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
THEY WERE CEMENTING BACK & FILL INTO A STOPE ANDTHE LOADER BUCKET SLAPPED THE BERM. WET CEMENT FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE INSTALLING A 6" BY 20' SECTION OF STEEL PIPE, THE PIPE SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE SCISSOR LIFT TRUCK. AMPUTATION OF FIRST KNUCKLE OF LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
EE STEPPED ON SOMETHING AND CUT HIS FOOT.
PREPARING TO DO REMOTE DRILLING AND AFTER PUTTING PULLING HOSES LOWER BACK APPEARED TO BE STRAINED.
EE WAS BOLTING WHEN THE BOLT TIGHTENED AGAINST THE BACK A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS OPERATING TRUCK TRAVELING UP MAIN DECLINE TO DUMP A LOAD @ THE SURFACE. DUST WAS BLOWING AND EE GOT DUST/FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS LOADING A LIFTER AND WHILE TAMPING THE POWDER HIS FINGER HIT A ROCK ON THE FLOOR.
EE WAS REMOVING A 60" DIAM. 20' SECTION OF VENTILATION TUBING WHEN IT SLID INTO HIS HAND, PUSHING IT INTO A STEEL PLATE.
EE WAS GETTING OFF A LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PULLING ON WIRE ROPE CABLE WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY CAME FREE, HE LOST HIS BLANCE AND FELL ON HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FALLING OBJECT PROFECTION STRUCTURE FOPS
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHEN A FIST SIZE ROCK CAME OUT OF THE BACK THROUGH THE WIRE (4" X 4") AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE MOUTH.
THE MINER WAS PULLING HIS STEEL OUT OF A DRILL HOLE WHEN IT BECAME STUCK. AS HE WAS EXERTING MORE FORCE TO REMOVE THE STUCK STEEL IT CAME OUT SUDDENLY CAUSING THE JACKLEG DRILL TO TWIST AROUND & CATCH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACKLEG AND LEG.
STEPPED ON NAIL (DIDN'T BEND OVER NAIL) POOR HOUSEKEEPING.
THE EE LOST CONTROL OF HIS JACKLEG WHILE REPOSITIONING THE DRILL. THE DRILL "BUCKED" AND CAME OVER ON HIM. AS HE FELL TO THE FLOOR THE DRILL CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL AND ROCKS ON THE SILL FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A HOLE IN PREPARATION TO INSTALL ROCKBOLTS. LEG SPUN ON A ROCK AND MACHINE KICKED OUT OF HOLE AND EXTENDED. EMPLOYEE LET GO OF MACHINE STEPPED BACK OUT OF THE WAY AND TR IPPED ON ROCKS. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HEEL.
MINER WAS SCALING WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND A MAT, BOUNCED OFF THE SCALING BAR AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SLEEPIGN ON A MUCK PILE WITH HIS LIGHT OFF. LHD 9OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO SEE HIM AND LOWERED THE BUCKET ON HIM.
MINER WAS BOLTING WHEN A SMALL ROCK CAME FROM BEHIND MAT AND HIT HIS LOWER LIP.
MINER WAS BOLTING BACK WITH A JACK LEG. THE STEEL SHANKED (BROKE) AND LACERATED THE LEFT FOREARM.
DRILLING BACK HOLES FOR BOLTS. CHANGING FROM 4-6' STEEL WHICH THE MINER WAS HOLDING UP. HIS PARTNER RAN THE DRILL UP WHILE HE WAS CHUCKING STEEL AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER . MINER WAS WEARING HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES.
MINER WAS PLACING PUMP IN LHD BUCKET AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER.
WHILE DRILLING WITH JACKLEG THE MINER WAS BRINGING THE STEEL OUT OF A DRILLED HOLE. HE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT LEG, GROUND SURFACE WAS UNEVEN AND MINER TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE & CALF.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, LOST FOOTING ON A DIAMOND DRILL; FELL INTO DRILL FRAME. BROKE, FRACTURED ONE RIB.
MINER WAS OPERATING A LMD IN A DRIFT A MAT HAD BEEN HIT & TORN & WAS STICKING OUT INTO THE DRIVT. THE MAT HIT THE MINER IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD& CAUSED A LACERATION
MINERS WERE BOLTING TO FACE. THEY WERE PULLED BACK DIT TO GROUND CONDITIONS AND A JUMBO WAS BROUGHT IN SO THEY WOULD BE UNDER GOOD GROUND SUPPORT. AS THEY TRIED TO DRILL A BELLY, THE ROOF CAME DOWN. THE FALL WAS 8' X 8' X 3-4.5' THICK. THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN THE SCREEN CAME OUT.
SLIPPED IN MUD WHILE GETTING IN VAN. SMALL LACERATION REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO PUMP BARGE AND SLIPPED HITTING HIS SHIN ON THE GRATING. HE WAS TREATED (FIRST AID) AND RETURNED TO WORK. ON 1-16-2000 HE WENT TO DR. BECAUSE HIS LEG SWELLED UP. HE WAS THE N PUT ON LIGHT DUTY.